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Table 3 Descriptive results of the included studies a

From: Diagnostic accuracy of delirium diagnosis in pediatric intensive care: a systematic review

Index test

Age range

Comorbidities

Admission diagnoses (top four)

Risk factors (including comorbidities)

Outcomes identified

Treatment described

Prevalence of delirium

Overall

Hyperactive

Hypoactive

Mixed

PAED [9],[16]

1 to 17 yr

No data

Respiratory (32%), neurological (23%), circulatory (17%), surgical (8%)

Not analyzed

Not analyzed

No data

26/154 (17%)

18/154 (12%)

4/154 (3%)

4/154 (3%)

p-CAM-ICU [10]

≥5 yr developmentally

No data

Congenital heart disease surgery (18%), asthma (12%), traumatic brain injury (9%), septic shock (9%)

No data

No data

No data

9/68 (13%)

-

CAP-D [11]

3 mo to 21 yr

Developmental delay in 12 (24%)

Oncology (26%), cardiac (16%), neurosurgical (16%), infectious (10%)

No data

No data

No data

14/50 (28%)

2/50 (4%)

6/50 (12%)

6/50 (12%)

CAP-D(R) [17]

0 to 21 yr

Developmental delay in 22 (20%)

Postoperative (50%), respiratory insufficiency (45%), infectious/inflammatory (34%), neurosurgical (27%)

High PIM II, age <13 yr, developmental delay, respiratory support (no statistical comparison made)

No data

No data

51/248 assessments (20.6%)

Clinical suspicion [12]-[15]

3 mo to 17 yr

No data

Respiratory (30%), neurologic (40%), circulatory (20%), surgical (7.5%)

High PIM, PRISM, age, ventilation, diagnostic category (neurologic)

Higher mortality, more PICU days

Haloperidol (2/28 with dystonic reactions), risperidone (n =11)

40/877 (5%)

14/877 (2%)

9/877 (1%)

17/877 (2%)

  1. aCAP-D, Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium; CAP-D(R), Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium, Revised; PAED, Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale; p-CAM-ICU, Pediatric Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit; PICU, Pediatric intensive care unit; PIM, Pediatric Index of Mortality; PRISM, Pediatric Risk of Mortality.